Most people fancy themselves innocent of
In prisons, those things withheld from
In prisons, those things withheld from and denied to the prisoner become precisely what he wants most of all.
A pedestal is as much a prison as any
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.
Those magistrates who can prevent crime,
Those magistrates who can prevent crime, and do not, in effect encourage it.
Definition, rationality, and structure
Definition, rationality, and structure are ways of seeing, but they become prisons when they blank out other ways of seeing.
The world itself is but a large prison,
The world itself is but a large prison, out of which some are daily led to execution.
It is impossible to go through life
It is impossible to go through life without trust: That is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.
When the Nazis came for the communists,
When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but
Prosecution I have managed to avoid; but I have been arrested, charged in a police court, have refused to be bound over, and thereupon have been unconditionally released - to my great regret; for I have always wanted to know what going to prison was like.
The most anxious man in a prison is the
The most anxious man in a prison is the governor.
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks
Nor cell, nor chain, nor dungeon speaks to the murderer like the voice of solitude.
There's no greater threat to our
There's no greater threat to our independence, to our cherished freedoms and personal liberties than the continual, relentless injection of these insidious poisons into our system. We must decide whether we cherish independence from drugs, without which there is no freedom.
No man should be judge in his own case.
No man should be judge in his own case.
It is not at the table, but in prison,
It is not at the table, but in prison, that you learn who your true friends are.
What is crime amongst the multitude, is
What is crime amongst the multitude, is only vice among the few.
Vices are not crimes.
Vices are not crimes.
The solution to our drug problem is not
The solution to our drug problem is not in incarceration.
What restrains us from killing is partly
What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor.
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on
The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
Shyness is the prison of the heart.
If you want total security, go to
If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking…is freedom.
While we have prisons it matters little
While we have prisons it matters little which of us occupy the cells.
I know not whether laws be right, or
I know not whether laws be right, or whether laws be wrong; All that we know who lie in gaol is that the wall is strong; And that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long.
The virtue of justice consists in
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
